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Tips for a long-lost android user (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Kia ora!

I've been an ios user for 100 years at this point, but used to be deep in the android scene before then. I've just got an android for a work phone and am wondering what's changed in the last 10 years - what are your essential apps, settings, customisations? I've had a hunt around xda but can't seem to find much in the way of roms for my model (Samsung A04) - back in the day it seemed there was a thread for every device!

What do I need to know?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (13 children)

On the topic of Android, am I the only one who dislikes the google pixel version of android UI?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I hate it too. It looks too much like a Fisher-Price toy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I love how stock android looks but agree that it's become too iPhone like. One UI has become a great balance!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't like it because it has become very iPhone-like in the bad ways, meaning it takes several clicks to do simple, common tasks. I much prefer Samsung's OneUI for how easily accessible everything is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yes! This trend towards reducing the UI because they assume their user can't comprehend more "complex" words like "Customization", "System settings", "Advanced system settings", instead just opting to remove the settings entirely, or hide them behind categories and stupid drag menus 🤷‍♀️

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you run your own Plex server, Plexamp is a fantastic music player. You do need to have a Plex Pass subscription or lifetime pass though.

Aegis and Authenticator Pro are good choices for TOTP two-factor authentication. Both are free and open-source. Authenticator Pro supports WearOS which I like since I can get my 2FA codes on my watch. Aegis is very principled and don't allow any non-open-source code in their project. I really respect that, but it does mean that they don't support watches, as supporting WearOS requires using a closed-source SDK from Google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I often check out this list of FOSS Android apps. It has lots of good choices of apps and I usally end up with a good choice for my use case.

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